[1] St. Nicholas Šiševski Monastery is located at about 480 m above sea level high on a terraced slope of mount Vodno, 160 m above the right bank of the artificial lake Matka on the Treska River.

[2] A transcript of a monastery document mentions that King Marko assisted in the construction and painting of the older church, so he can be credited as a benefactor.

[3] Considering this information, as well as the fact that the benefactor of the nearby church across the lake, dedicated to St. Andrew, was Marko's brother, Andrijaš, it can be concluded that this monastery dates back to the second half of the 14th century.

Sometime in the first half of the 17th century, a narthex was added to the western side of the church in the form of a narrow inscribed cross with a dome supported by consoles.

The western part is a compact inscribed cross made of stone and brick, and its facades are adorned with pilasters and blind arcades.

These are the holy warriors George and Demetrius, dressed in contemporary royal garments with tall caps, similar to those in the Heavenly Court of the Marko's Monastery.